President defends gov't response to COVID-19

The government is neither inutile nor the enemy in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte declared Sunday even after the country’s COVID-19 cases have breached the 100,000 mark.

- GENALYN D. KABILING

The President defended the government’s pandemic response as he blasted the “neanderthal” critics who pretend to advice but actually criticize the government.

“Sabi naman ng iba, ‘Paano ba itong gobyerno, hindi nila ma-solve. Gamitin mo nga utak mo. Kasimple (Others have asked why can’t the government solve the problem. Better use your brain. It’s simple) COVID is the enemy, not the government,” he said during his televised address Sunday.

“The government is trying to control the (coronavirus outbreak). As a matter of fact, the government put you in prison in your house. Eh anong nangyari, maraming hindi sumunod (But what happened? Many did not follow),” he said.